Slovenský raj National Park combines plateaus, deep canyons, gorges, waterfalls, surface karst formations, and attractive underground spaces. The Slovenský raj Natura 2000 site extends into the Košický kraj region.
When planning your stay in Košice, you can find a hotel.
Water
Kayaking through the Hornád Canyon in Slovenský raj National Park is permitted from 1 May to 31 October. The regulated kayaking route through the Hornád Canyon runs from Hrabušické Mýto to Čingov.
Nature
More than 1,300 caves and chasms are known in Slovenský kras. Around 270 kilometres of hiking trails and approximately 50 kilometres of cycling trails are marked in Slovenský kras National Park.
The Zádielska tiesňava educational trail is the oldest educational trail in Slovenský kras National Park and comprises seven information boards or stations.
Caves
The Husitská Hall of Jasovská jaskyňa contains a fraternity inscription dating from 1452. The entrance to Jasovská jaskyňa is approximately 100 metres from the car park and can be reached without any change in elevation.
The sightseeing route through Gombasecká jaskyňa is approximately 530 metres long and takes around 30 minutes. Particularly thin, hollow sinter tubes have been preserved along this route.
The ceiling of Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa is adorned with unique eccentric aragonite formations. The car park for Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa is 300 metres from the cave; from there, a gently sloping path leads on foot to the entrance area.
There is an educational trail next to the Domica visitor area; the car park is directly in front of it.
Culture
The Košický zlatý poklad of the Východoslovenské múzeum consists of 2,920 gold coins, ducats and double ducats, three gold medals, and a Renaissance gold chain. The Východoslovenské múzeum presents the Košický zlatý poklad in an engaging and interactive exhibition.
The Príroda Karpát exhibition of the Východoslovenské múzeum comprises 2,040 natural history exhibits.
History
Kaštieľ Betliar houses the permanent exhibition of the Múzeum Andrássyovcov in the former apartments of the count's family. Kaštieľ Betliar is the only estate in Slovakia that survived after 1945 with its original furnishings and collections; since its nationalisation, it has served practically as a museum.
Kaštieľ Betliar was built between 1881 and 1886 as a residence used primarily as a hunting lodge and museum for its owner's collection. At the end of the main promenade in the park of Kaštieľ Betliar, there is an animal enclosure by the pond in the form of a medieval castle with turrets. The park of Kaštieľ Betliar also includes a Masonic pavilion, a Chinese pavilion, a Japanese bridge, and the Hermes Fountain.
The Andrássy Mausoleum in Krásnohorské Podhradie is one of two branches of the Betliar Museum. It was built in 1903–1904 as an architecturally exceptional burial chapel.
Technology and Art
The Múzeum letectva v Košiciach presents almost 500 unique exhibits on 7,100 m², covering the history of aviation, the development of aircraft, aircraft engines, and instrument technology. The museum presents seven exhibitions.
The exhibition on the history of road transport at the Múzeum letectva v Košiciach displays historic bicycles, motorcycles, passenger cars, and lorries, particularly from Czechoslovak production.
The Východoslovenská galéria welcomes visitors at its locations at Hlavná 27 and Alžbetina 22 in Košice.
For further regional navigation: Košice, Košice-Okolie District, Rožňava, Spišská Nová Ves District, Gelnica District.
Other destinations in the same higher-level region: Žilina, Prešov, Trenčín.
